Cabin Review

Cabin 2150 - Ocean View Category 8 (170 Square Feet)

Our cabin was an Ocean View Category 8 #2150 starboard side mid-ships and proved to be a great location. It was close to the Normandie on deck 3 which was the location of the morning Captain's Club. It was also within a few feet of the stairway and elevators and it was also close to the lobby area.

We posted our door sign that includes our photo and a list of past cruises. We also placed some decorations on it. This always helps us find our room too. Our stateroom attendant Alfredo (refer to his commendation under staff comments) showed up almost immediately. He provided us with a warm greeting and gave us the normal orientation. This was made easy as he saw on our sign and realized that we have been frequents guests on the Summit. One important piece of information involved our route to our life boat muster station and for us it was the Casino on deck 4.

We showed him a small magnetic sign that we would place on the outside of the door whenever we were out of the room. That way he would know that we were gone and could make up our room.

Note: On Royal Caribbean they have little cards to put into the door key-card slot to indicate that when you were out of the room and to "make up the room" or one for "do not disturb". Since Celebrity does not do this we created the door magnet system to help the attendant. They have their own secret simple method of telling if you have opened your door. I will keep their method confidential.

We stored our carry-on items and hung our vanilla tree car air freshener for a smell of home. We use a new one every three days and it gives a sweet welcome every time we enter the room.

We found an envelope that contained a card with information about our dining assignment with the location, time, and table number - late seating 8:30 PM table 301. We requested through our travel agent and also emailed the Summit with our table request that made an appeal for a large table near a window on the lower level of the Cosmopolitan Restaurant.

With our table number in hand we headed to deck 4 to find our table. The dining room was not open so we went to the Rendez-Vous Lounge deck 4. There the Assistant Maitre'd Erdal was taking dining change requests. His assistant produced the table seating chart and showed us our table location. It was portside aft near a window in a quiet corner. We could not have been happier with the results. Thanks again Summit for honoring our request.

Back to the room and soon our 2 large suitcases arrived. This is always a relief. Fourteen days in the same clothes and wearing sneakers on formal night would not be pretty. It only takes 15 minutes to unpack and organize as we are on auto-pilot for this task. Since we had been up since 0200 hours it was time for Linda to take a short nap while I unpacked and stowed our gear.

The cabin had good storage space. It was easy to organize our clothes and supplies for the next 14 days. Just inside the cabin door was a 2 door closet that was about 5 feet wide and was used for long hanging clothes, shoes and a top shelf for additional storage. There are also 2 fold down bars on a lower part of the closed to hang shirts and shorter items. Also hanging in this closet we found 2 nice white Celebrity waffle robes.

Next to that was another closet that contained a top shelf for the life vests, the safe and 5 drawers on the bottom. Also located in one of the drawers was a hair dryer.

In the corner at the end of the closet area was an angled area that contained a top shelf, a TV with a remote, information directory and below was a small refrigerator that contained a good variety of "pay-for" drinks and snacks.

Next to that was a king sized bed with rounded corners at the bottom. This makes it easier to navigate. On each side of the bed there was a night stand each with a light and one had the phone located there.

At the far end to the left was a dresser/desk that had a small drawer on each side, a chair, and a waste can. On the desk was our copy of Celebrity Today that contained "In the Spotlight" that provided photos and background information about the senior staff. On the back was useful information concerning everything from Alcohol use to the youth evacuation plan (YEP).Also inside was the "Shore Excursions Booking Form" that provided much of what you needed to know about this sailing. The back page of "Celebrity Today" can be easily detached and taken with you. It contains a list of events and times. We use a highlighter to mark thing we want to do.

On the desk we also found our Captain's Club coupons, schedule and guide. There were also 2 electrical outlets. There was a stainless steel/chrome tray with glasses and a filled ice bucket. To the right there was a wide chair and a small round glass table. And in the middle was a beautiful large window.

The wall (bulkhead) at the foot of the bed had full length mirrors for that "final check". Fly up?

The bathroom or HEAD was better and bigger than on most ships. It also had plenty of space to store items above and below. There was a hide-away trash holder, tissue dispenser, doors that had shelves and above counter storage of 2 shelves and 2 glass holders for personal items.

The shower was extra large with the standard removable nozzle. The shower curtain was cloth and there was a corner held to hold soap and shampoo. The water was always hot and we never ran out. Towels and wash cloths were plentiful. The soap, conditioner, and shampoo were specially made for Celebrity. There was also a container with cotton balls and Q-tips. There is also a nightlight in the bathroom. This was great.

The cabin was always spotless and we never wanted for anything. There was some slight wear due to the ships age but it was nothing to complain about.